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Multilevel · Part 4 · Multilevel Practice Test 13

Silk Road leads from Uzbekistan to London for landmark exhibition: Reading answers

Answers to questions 21–29 (9 in all), each with why it is right.

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A monumental six-metre-long wall painting created in the 7th century, and 8th-century ivory figures carved for one of the world’s oldest surviving chess sets, are among treasures set to be seen in Britain for the first time. The items will travel from the ancient city of Samarkand to the UK for an exhibition opening in September, as part of the first-ever loan from museums in Uzbekistan to the British Museum. Silk Roads, a groundbreaking exhibition spanning AD500 to 1000, will go beyond the popular image of trade between east and west, with camel caravans and merchants selling silks and spices in bazaars, to explore connections between cultures and continents, centuries before the…

Answers 21–29

  1. 21

    According to the passage, the ancient wall is …

    A: made centuries ago. Multiple choice

  2. 22

    We can understand from the passage that the exhibition …

    D: will feature connections of people and states’ in the ancient past. Multiple choice

  3. 23

    Luk, the British museum’s curator …

    C: aren’t really sure that merchants from the ancient era aren’t as big as today’s world. Multiple choice

  4. 24

    Exhibits also include …

    D: an object which was probably used for religious purposes. Multiple choice

  5. 25

    The Exhibit spans across 1500 years.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  6. 26

    The six-meter-long wall is a part of “Halls of the Ambassadors”.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  7. 27

    The Sogdians were skilled merchants.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  8. 28

    Ivory carvings are made like soldiers.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  9. 29

    The Sogdians traveled to Korea, Suffolk and Egypt.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

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